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Money Magazine: Be a smarter charitable giver

When it comes to charitable giving, some well-intentioned moves can backfire.

Money Magazine: Make the most of your vacation

You're probably starting to think about what you and your family will do over the winter holidays. Spend a week at Mom's in Tucson? Jet to Paris? Stay home and clean the basement?

Money Magazine: Find a cheap (and tasty) restaurant

When you're visiting a strange city, you're likely to seek out spots that seem comfortable or familiar -- especially at mealtime.

Money Magazine: Squeeze more hours out of your workday

Last month I talked about how to get your employees to work harder. (According to a survey by Salary.com, the average American wastes two hours a day on the job.) But how can you trick yourself into managing your workday more effectively? These four insights can help.

GPS shoe to track Alzheimer's patients

A new shoe outfitted with a GPS chip aims to offer peace of mind to Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers.

Money Magazine: How to keep your job

Let's say you work in an industry that's been hit hard by the economic downturn, and you're watching competitors downsize left and right. You're pretty sure that layoffs are headed to your place too, and fast. What's your best strategy to keep your job?

Money Magazine: In-your-face consumption is so 2007

Kathleen Fuld, wife of the former CEO of now defunct Lehman Brothers, reportedly went shopping at luxury purveyor Hermès not long ago. This in itself is not remarkable. Even though her husband no longer sits atop one of the biggest investment banks in the nation, presumably the couple is not exactly impoverished.

Money Magazine: The right way to bribe your kid

Before you jump all over me, let me remind you that this isn't The Ethicists. I'm a behavioral economist. And so I ask not: Is it morally right to bribe your kid to get him to do the stuff you want him to do? I instead ask: Does bribing your kid work? And if so, how does it work best?

Fortune: Time for Geithner to show his cards

The Obama administration is about to face its first significant financial test.

Transcript: Obama seeks unified fight against economic woes

In a speech from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama called on Congress to act quickly on his economic package. The following is a transcript of his prepared remarks.

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